Daily Republican., 1887-01-08
FOURTH EDITION
a DEsrRuUrIvE FIRE

In Ferris Brothers' printing
ONCE, in the second floor Of james
Brao lords Buildius, Nos. o. 8 and 10I
Eas. Third street, and IN alarm Vas
sounded from boz IL, Fifth and French
streets. Some OF those who hrst saw
the flames, burst in the front door OF
BrAdford's store and commenced 70 70
move the stock.
The freinen responded with their
usual promptness. bat when they At
rived 1t the plao- great shtets OF fiame
wsre Alrt Ady pouring out OF the second
story windoWs. In . eh0rt time the
steamers were In service, and streams
OF wafer were pour.d into the burning
building, but owing 10 the numerous
electric wires the fremen were hindercd
considerably In their operations
As the Are Was all inside. II Was 81
most i'm ossiblo for the Hremen 10 reach
H., and while nothing bit fmoke and
steam could be seen IL Was evident that
tho destructive element was doing its
work and gradually spreading through
the building.
A ladder was taken into the alley on
the west of the building and line of
in holding back the flames In the rear
V8tb VIZ tNObLd Uhh oos"ste
standing this IL was Rood evident that
the Are had rescued the third floor, In
which was large quantity of painls
and other inf unable material. At this
time the Delaware truck raised one Of
their ladders TO H,iss' building, and In
| q few minutes three lines OF hose o. c
run up 10 the roof, ard their streamt
directed into the third aud fourth
stories Of the Bradford building, bal
the fire burned stubbornly, and about
80 o'c eek the flames burst from
] Every " indow on those Il )ois.
As the water did not seem 10 have
| the slightest effect in subduinR tn,
flames, the firemeu directed their offortl
10 prevent theli fprta'!ing to the build
lrgg In the vicinity, but shortly BIT for'
/ O'Clock the Third street market house
on the east, caught Are, and tho fla ne,
soon crept 10 the wood work on the 10
side. Previous to this the greater pari
of the meat and produce had been re
moved from the building, and two OF
! three streams we're turned on 1t, which
I ann =. tin guished the flames. BY tbis
lime tbs n,,ces had burst through the
ro,f Of Brad lora's suilding, and the On
tire upper part was Id G>mos.
The irsmen then turned all tleIl
stresms ON this building, and tucceeded
IN driving the flame, upwa.t from the
second floor, thus saving the valuable
stock In the cellar and store from de
struction. By 2 o'clock the flames we
under control. although The fire was
still smoui6erinR In the upper stories,
and half an hour later there was NJ
signs of FIRE, but tte streams we're stil
kept on the building for rome time
h!tt rwards.
The low floor OF the building was
occupied by James Bradford as 3 paint
store, and the front Of the second floor
by Ferris Brothers extensive printing
esta 81 tshmept, wnilS tie rear part war
used for grinding and mixing paints
A part OF the third fl Dor WIS occupied
by Rsne j. Fougf ray as brush factory
aud the n N ainder Of this door, as we'll
| as all OF the fourth floor. wae used by
Mr.. Bradford The fremen worked
pobly, and had IL nB been thai
they succeeded 10 preventing the FIRE
from reaching the cellar, In which
WAS slowed barrels Of benzlne, alcohol
turpeDtine aud other infiamable ma
teris', 10 earthly power could have
saved the entire block from destruction
aud IL would have proved the worst con
hzgrntion that has ever visited this city
The entire Interior OF the building, " i'll
the exception Of the lower Il Dor, 10 9
mass Of chArrei ruius, and will all hav,
10 be torn on. but fortu os4ly the WALL
are uninjured aud will not have 10 b,
taken Gown.
Jnst before the flames were di,cov
cred Waterman Miller had made hi
round OF the market house and upor
bearing the cry OF FIRE ran ont on Thire
street. He tays that at that tims tn,
flames were burtting out Of the Office o
Ferris Brothers printing establish
ment, bnL two young men Who are em
ployed by Ferris Brothers, called at tn,
REPUBLICAN Office this morning xnt
stated that the FIRE could not hav,
caught from the stove in their office, a
some supposed. as the floor around 1t Il
not even charred.
They also deny the report that ther,
was gas jet left bnrnina in their pl ace
consequently the origin OF the Are Is
my stery. John X. Bradford and hi
brother James, song of James Bradford
were on the ground shortly after tn
alarm was seu nded and seemed An lou
that their father should not bear of th
are until this morI ing, bat ZONE on,
took the news 10 him, and BE- 2 o'clocl
he WAS also at Qe place. Ropes wer,
ratcht1i acIGss Third street thortl,
after The Are broke out by Special Off
Gers Il anua aud Scho(r, which had ID,
Ell It Of keeping tbr crowd Back
Rene j Fuugeray carried barrel o
hrtA..e from his place, but after b,
reached the st-t At be dropped It, caus
Ing IL ~ bcrst, bat the contents wer,
gathered up and tskon |. to the marke
house, where ihev remained until THU
morning The Wasbir sion Fire Com
pany attach cd their hose to the Plug II
front VI tho Oid Foliows' Hall, at 3r.
and X ng streets, and had . stream OF
the fire In about II minutes after tb
flames were discovered, aud had 1t no
heen for the mass of electric wires II
front OF the building, ladders coul,
have bseD raised, by means Of whicl
no water could have beep directed Of
the fire, and 1t probably could hAv
been confined TO the place where 1t va
nrst circoY cred.
There are many barrels of dry colo
IN Mr.. Bradford's cellar, which ar
badly Cama2ed by water. When III
Delaware truck was passing alou
Third street Evans, the driver, wa
warned by the Wsshy members not I
drive over their hose. but as there wa
20 other way to go ahead he pssse,
over it. The hose was not damaged Il
any way, but the men who he'd tn
bra. ch pipe turned the stream upo
Evans and his horses, wettipg Their
thoroughly, b. sides injuring Evan
head. In q few minutes he, ss we'll q
the horses, were CO vered with q shee
OF los. The act WAS uncalleG for an
generally conden ned by all who vii
messed IL.
About three years ago Mr.. Bradfor
made eztesaive alterations and i'm
provements 20 hh building for the pul
pose Of acoommC dating his rapidly In